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Return of the Yak?

Apologies if this has already been covered in another thread, but I wonder if people can shed some light upon the qualification system used in AFCON? I ask because if, assuming that the top 2 teams from each group qualify for the next phase (as happens in the World Cup), Nigeria need to better Mali's result tomorrow or they are out of the competition. This would mean a much swifter return for the Yak and Yobo than we had originally anticipated.

Likewise, if the above rule applies, South Africa need to beat Senegal by 5 goals on Thursday to have any chance of going through (due to their vastly inferior goal difference and the fact that they lie 3 points behind 2nd place in their group). So Peanut could be home by the weekend too?

If the above is correct and results go against Nigeria and South Africa this week, could we have our 3 African stars back in time for the Blackburn tie on Saturday? OK, maybe not Peanut as he is playing Thursday, but maybe Yobo and the Yak?
Neil Humphrey, Oldham Posted 28/01/2008 at 19:33:49

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Michael Kenrick

It has popped up on other threads, Neil... but hell, why not let it have one of its own? People can't wait to see what happens... so we can go round the houses here on all the possible outcomes and get ourselves all excited at the prospect!

Jack Calvert
1 Posted 28/01/2008 at 20:54:42

The BBC website has a whole section with all the permutations so look there would be my advice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7211970.stm

Dan Mckie
2 Posted 28/01/2008 at 21:29:42

I think with Pienaars next game being on thursday, then even if they are knocked out he certainly wouldnt be back and frsh enough to face Blackburn and you could maybe say the same about Yobo and Yak who play tuesday as they will have played 3 games each in a week and a half or so. I think the best we can hope for is the 3 of them back and fit for Reading at Goodison saturday week!

Ricardo Humphries
3 Posted 29/01/2008 at 05:28:15

Our Nigerian and South Africans are coming back without a doubt. South African and Nigeria has huge moutains to conquer. South African has an almost impossible one on their hands, which means we’ll have Pienaar back on Friday. Let’s rest them and get them tuned up for the Reading game!!